Structural Concepts and Systems for Architects

This 2017 eBook is a Complete-Revision of Key Introductory-Chapters 1-6 (only) of the 1988 VNR Book: “Structural Concepts and Systems for Architects and Engineers”. It is Fully Re-Written to Present a Simplified Presentation of the most Basic Concepts, Principles, and Techniques of Structural Design in Architecture. Its primary goal is to foster a Conceptual Understanding of, as well as the Ability to Control, the Overall relationship between the Structural and Space-Form properties of Architectural Schemes. The First objective of this 2017 eBook is to enable Architects to Conceptualize Schematic-Options for providing Total-system Integrity of Building designs. The Second objective is to enable Quick Comparison of alternatives for designing Major Structural-Subsystems.